BLACK SEA TRADE AND INVESTMENT ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM PRESENTED
Noyan Tapan
April 3
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The main purpose of the Black Sea
Trade and Investment Encouragement Program of the Balck Sea Economic
Cooperation (BSEC) organization is to promote business in the BSEC
member states and cooperation among these states, the program's
coordinator in Armenia, director of the Armenian Development Agency
(ADA) Tigran Davtian stated at the April 3 presentation of the program
in Yerevan.
In his words, one of the major goals of Armenia's participation in
the program is to encourage export of goods from the country. Funds
for implementation of this two-year program have been allocated by
the UNDP and the BSEC countries. T. Davtian said that the ADA in its
turn will also provide funds for the program's implementation.
According to the RA minister of trade and economic development Nerses
Yeritsian, BCES countries do not differ very much in terms of their
development degree so cooperation will allow to achieve good results
in development.
The UN resident coordinator and the UNDP resident representative
to Armenia Consuello Vidal, the RA deputy foreign minister Gegham
Gharibjanian, the chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and
Businessmen of Armenia Arsen Ghazarian spoke about the significance
of the Black Sea Trade and Investment Encouragement Program. The
program was presented by the head of programs the UNDP Europe and
CIS countries regional bureau Jusepe Belsito.
To recap, the decision to launch the program was made in December 2007,
during a meeting of BSEC and UNDP representatives in Greece. It is
envisaged organizing business events (forums or exhibitions) in the
capital of a member state twice a year within the framework of the
program. The BCEC members are Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Turkey,
Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia
and Montenegro.
Noyan Tapan
April 3
YEREVAN, APRIL 3, NOYAN TAPAN. The main purpose of the Black Sea
Trade and Investment Encouragement Program of the Balck Sea Economic
Cooperation (BSEC) organization is to promote business in the BSEC
member states and cooperation among these states, the program's
coordinator in Armenia, director of the Armenian Development Agency
(ADA) Tigran Davtian stated at the April 3 presentation of the program
in Yerevan.
In his words, one of the major goals of Armenia's participation in
the program is to encourage export of goods from the country. Funds
for implementation of this two-year program have been allocated by
the UNDP and the BSEC countries. T. Davtian said that the ADA in its
turn will also provide funds for the program's implementation.
According to the RA minister of trade and economic development Nerses
Yeritsian, BCES countries do not differ very much in terms of their
development degree so cooperation will allow to achieve good results
in development.
The UN resident coordinator and the UNDP resident representative
to Armenia Consuello Vidal, the RA deputy foreign minister Gegham
Gharibjanian, the chairman of the Union of Manufacturers and
Businessmen of Armenia Arsen Ghazarian spoke about the significance
of the Black Sea Trade and Investment Encouragement Program. The
program was presented by the head of programs the UNDP Europe and
CIS countries regional bureau Jusepe Belsito.
To recap, the decision to launch the program was made in December 2007,
during a meeting of BSEC and UNDP representatives in Greece. It is
envisaged organizing business events (forums or exhibitions) in the
capital of a member state twice a year within the framework of the
program. The BCEC members are Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Turkey,
Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia
and Montenegro.